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Jamestown Part 3

Learn more about Jamestown, and Virginia, as well as its people, and the reasons for the changes in the capital of Virginia.

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The Powhatans gave the English food, furs, and leather in exchange fortools, pots, and guns
Pocahontas, the daughter of Cjief Powhatan, believed that the Powhatans and English settlerscould live together peacefully in the same area
After Pocahontas started a friendship with the settlers, the Powhatans taught the settlers how togrow corn and tobacco
As the Jamestown colont grew, the Powhatans began to realize that the English settlers were invaders who wouldtake over their land
The economy of the Virginia colony depended onagriculture
The most profitable cash crop that was sold to England by the colonists wastobacco
Large numbers of Africans were brought to the Va. colony to work as slaves. They were used as an inexpensive source of laboron the tobacco plantations
The dependence on slave labor that began in the Va. colony lastedfor about 200 years
The "cultural landscape" of a place reflects the beliefs, customs, and architecture ofall of the people who settle in the area
The culture of the Va. colony reflected the customs and beliefs of theFirst Americans, Europeans, and Africans
Most of the First Americans in Va. lived inthe Piedmont Region
Most of the English settlers in Va. lived in thePiedmont and Tidewater Regions
Most of the German and Scotch-Irish settlers in Va. lived in theShenandoah Valley
Most of the African slaves brought to Va. lived in thePiedmont and Tidewater Regions
As people migrate to new landstheir old customs are adapted to the new environment
The fire that burned the wood buildings in Jamestown was one of the factors that led to the relocation of Virginia's capital toWilliamsburg
Drinking water that was contaminated with salt water and dirty living conditions that caused disease were two factors that led to therelocation of Virginia's capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg
As the population of the Virginia colony began to move westward, a decision was made to move the capital from Williamsburg toRichmond
One reason the colonists moved their capital from Williamsburg to Richmond was thatit made it more difficult for the English to attack
In the Va. colony, paper money and coins wererarely used to pay for goods and services
Instead of using money to pay for goods and services, people in the Virginia colony often usedbarter
The agricultural product that was often used for money in the Va. colony wastobacco
The Va. colonists often obtained goods and services and then paid for them when their crops were harvested and sold. This is an example ofbuying on credit
In the Va. colonythere were no banks


Teacher
Fairview Elementary School

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